Hi, I'm wondering why ``` x = "value" try: 1/0 except Exception as x: pass ```
does not restore "value" to x after the `except` block.There doesn't seem to be an explanation for this behavior in the docs or PEPs, that I can find.
Nor does there seem to be any good technical reason for doing it this way.Anyone know why, or is just one of those unintended consequences like `True == 1`? Here's an example of restoring the value of the variable after the `except` block:
>>> def f(x):
... try:
... 1/0
... except Exception as x:
... pass
... return x
...
>>> f("hi")
'hi'
Cheers,
Mark.
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